Traineater is a music studio album recording by the book of knots rioavantprogprogressive rock released in 2007 on cd, lp vinyl. Where the book of knots was inspired by the seaside towns in which members joel hamilton and matthias bossi grew up, traineater explores the corroded chassis of the american rust belt, possibly because tony maimone of. The book of knots, tom waits, megan reilly, jon langford, joel hamilton, kathleen brennan, allen willner, carla bozulich, aaron lazar, norman westberg. The duo were dubbed by a critic one of the great unheralded rhythm sections in all of rock. Book of knots traineater music cd album at cd universe, this nybased studio collective consists of matthias bossi skeleton key, sleepytime gorilla museum, joel. I feel that anyone on the archives could appreciate the groove displayed by the knots and would end up enjoying this album as much as i have. I wont, but i could go on about traineater, and frankly, i dont care if youve never heard the book of knots or what. The second installment from the book of knots is here.
But, according to hamiltonwho produced the album entirely at studio g through his newly acquired neve desk thirtytwo neve 33114s in a 5316 frame, eight buses, and two channels of 33314 compressors built right ingeargeekery is also a vital component in achieving the book of knots. With their new fulllength traineater, the new york based quartet of matthias bossi, joel hamilton, carla kihlstedt, and tony maimone have ditched schooners and destroyers in favor of mudcaked bulldozers and forklifts. The book of knots traineater off the record traineater on anti records 2007. Mike rippe keeps all of our stuff working great, and makes a bunch of custom stuff happen for us here at studio g.
The week closes out with the book of knots relativelylost second album, traineater, released in 2007, chronicling rust belt postindustrial decline. Anticipate wellcrafted songs played to a textured narrative of sombre storytelling, especially hands of production, the ballad of john henry, and boomtown. The book of knots are the rare band that can match their subject matter perfectly with their evocative sound, and with traineater, have constructed the musical equivalent of the heap of rusted metal on its cover. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Formed in spring 2003, new yorkbased art rock act, the book of knots originally comprised acclaimed producers joel hamilton cape cod, massachusetts, usa. Second would be a tribute to the american rust belt, titled traineater, the group was signed to anti in november 2006, with the albums release. They debuted with the book of knots arclight, 2007 a historical concept album about fishermen in the 19th century. View from the watertower is a slow chaotic sixminute dirge with delirious vocals and captain beefheartian atonal subblues jamming. There is no doubt that their second fulllength album, traineater, is a concept album, much like their first.
The book of knots was formed in 2003 by three core band members joel hamilton, matthias bossi and tony maimone at hamilton and maimones brooklyn based studio g. Tony maimone born september 27, 1952 is a bassist, producer, and recording engineer, who lives in brooklyn, new york. Stream traineater by the book of knots and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Traineater is something of the lost the book of knots record, which is counterintuitive because im pretty sure it was the one with widest initial distribution. The book of knots sophomore album traineater takes a different approach, touted as a tribute to the american rust belt, finding its muse not only in the people behind the assembly lines, but the industry itself, the factories, the plumes of smoke, the steel and the lungs full of lead and asbestos. Listen free to the book of knots traineater view from the watertower, hands of. Traineater, the book of knots if you are looking for an album to buy on the fly, no questions asked, traineater by the book of knots is such an album. The book of knots is an american experimental art rock band including matthias bossi, joel. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Kind of a nick cave meets made out of babies by way of foetus. Mining a sound somewhere between tom waits and sonic youth, the quartet layers metallic shards and plucked strings over bracing percussion clips and samples to create. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the book of knots at the discogs marketplace.
Traineater, an album by the book of knots on spotify. Visit an apple store, call 1800myapple, or find a reseller. Its an interesting mishmash of experimental rock, postmetal, and gothic psychosis. Where the book of knots was inspired by the seaside towns in which members joel hamilton and matthias bossi grew up, traineater explores the corroded chassis of the american rust belt, possibly because tony maimone of pere ubu the definitive midwestern experimental punk band is also a member. The experimental art rock studio collective the book of knots got together in the spring of 2003 around matthias bossi, joel hamilton, and tony maimone the last two also run the studio g recording studio read full biography.
Traineater anti, 2007 contains 14 exercises in creating spasmodic atmospheres. The book of knots traineater lyrics and tracklist genius. This nybased studio collective consists of mathias bossi, joel hamilton, tony maimone and carla kihlstedt. With their new fulllength traineater, the new york based quartet of matthias bossi. Harvesting spontaneous sounds is the name of the game on tboks newest album, traineater anti. He was a member of pere ubu from the mid1970s to the early 1990s, often playing with drummer scott krauss. In addition to the rather heavy musical concept, garden of fainting stars is also stacked with quite the diverse guest musician roster. Get all the lyrics to songs on traineater and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Hands of production, pray, traineater, red apple boy, microgravity, view from the watertower, pedro to cleveland, midnight, the ballad of john henry, boomtown, and much more. The book of knots traineater digipack packaging on. Members of book of knots have played or worked with various acts previously, including skeleton key, sleepytime gorilla museum, shiner, battle of mice, sparklehorse, elvis costello, unsane, pere ubu, frank black, they might be.
On anti for their second album, traineater, the avantrock collective book of knots gets even wilder and more ambitious than they were on their uncompromising selftitled debut. This record popped up on the ole ipod thats what she said today, and after not hearing it for a good long while, i decided i rather like it. The book of knots enjoy all the music albums and top video tracks of the book of knots here on frogtoon music. I suppose you could call the new yorkbased quartet a backdrop supergroup of sorts, consisting of respectable producers and musicians who have worked with their share of respected artists in the studio and on stage.
The book of knots previously tackled the sea and the land with albums inspired by growing up in a small fishing community and a depressed steel town, 04s book of knots and 07s traineater, respectively. Yet beneath that ominous facade are the hearts and minds that keep the conveyor belts running, the bolts tightened and the food on the table. When carla kihlstedt takes over on vocals in the title track, the results are sublime. The book of knots new album traineater builds a conceptual portrait of american cities denied of a postmodern existence. The book of knots microgravity garden of fainting stars 2011 duration. The book of knots traineater 2007 lyrics at the lyric. Listen free to the book of knots traineater view from the watertower, hands of production and more. The book of knots biography, albums, streaming links. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
On traineater, the book of knots sophomore effort and antirecords debut, the brooklyn avant supergroup crafts a soundscape conceptually based on the decaying of the rust belt. Dont just take note of this doomy brooklyn artrock combo featuring members of skeleton key, sleepytime gorilla museum, and pere ubu. Albums include traineater, garden of fainting stars, and the book of knots. Traineater is a hauntingly beautiful track, layering intricate. Lissajous orbit spans eerie strings, aaron lazars nearly operatic vocals and disturbingly decayed vocoder in its trajectory. With guests carla bozulich, megan reilly, jon langford, david thomas, mike watt and tom waits, their debut bills itself as a tribute to the american rust belt. Even the name sounds complexing, with the music not being much different. The most thrilling moments occur when book of knots throw caution and overt structures to the wind. Explore releases from the book of knots at discogs. Gone are the squawking seagulls, rotting scows, and whale carcasses of the earths great oceans, and here to stay are the.
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